FREE through August 15: The Complete Mercy’s Embrace Trilogy

How exciting is this? A BookBub feature! You already know what a scaredy cat I am. I was absolutely certain that BookBub would turn down my application. They've done so before, many times! My writing friend Robin Helm can testify that I whined a lot. But I applied anyway. Because "Do it Scared" has become …

Mercy’s Embrace: an Austenprose Top Ten Persuasion Favorite

Well. The Netflix adaptation of Persuasion has been a hot topic for conversation this week. There isn't a Jane Austen group on Facebook (and elsewhere) in which her admirers haven't complained loud and long. Film critics have had a heyday inventing snarky titles for their articles. The trailer and reviews have been, shall we say, …

Day 8: Favorite Fictional People

Today's prompt wants to know which literary character I would invite for coffee and why. But--must I choose only one? Hey, how about one at a time? That's the way I prefer to entertain anyway. Good conversation and good eats. Off the top of my head, here's my guest list: For a hearty Second Breakfast: The Hobbit's …